| (documentation LatvianLanguage EnglishLanguage "The LatvianLanguage is an EasternBalticLanguage of Latvia. SIL code: LAT. ISO 639-1: lv. ISO 639-2: lav. Population: 1,394,000 in Latvia including over 500,000 Latgalians. Population total all countries 1,500,000 (1995 V. Zeps). Region: Also spoken in Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, New Zealand, Russia (Europe), Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela. Alternate names: LATVISKA, 'LETTISH', 'LETTISCH'. Dialects: WEST LATVIAN (CENTRAL LATVIAN), EAST LATVIAN (HIGH LATVIAN, LATGALIAN). Comments: Tamian is a subdialect of Central Latvian. Latvians do not like the term 'Lettish.' National language. Grammar. Roman script. Christian. Bible 1689-1995.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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